It is arguable that when the National Bureau announced the current US recession, it added to the gloom on Wall Street - though it was a bad day for investors anyway.

• 充满争议的是，当国家统计局宣称美元不景气时，这加重了华尔街的愁云惨淡，虽然无论如何那本来对于投资者来说都是倒霉的一天。